Buffalo Sabres 1, Ottawa Senators 4: final score and stats
Ottawa Senators beat Buffalo Sabres, Buffalo Sabres 1 to Ottawa Senators 4, on Thursday, April 2, 2026 at Canadian Tire Centre, Ottawa, ON. Below: the box score, top performers, team stats, injuries and recent form for Ottawa Senators vs Buffalo Sabres.
NHLThursday, April 2, 2026
DateApr 2, 2026
Start time7:00 PM ET
VenueCanadian Tire Centre, Ottawa, ON
TVESPN+
Attendance17,086
Line score
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Sabres | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Ottawa Senators | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
Top performers
Team comparison
Buffalo SabresOttawa Senators
Goals per game
Goals allowed per game
46-22-8Record39-26-10
6th in Atlantic DivisionStanding3rd in Atlantic Division
4-4Road record / home record6-3
LWLWWLast 5LWWLW
L1StreakL1
Team stats
Buffalo SabresOttawa Senators
Blocked Shots
Hits
Takeaways
Shots
Power Play Goals
Power Play Opportunities
Power Play Percentage
Short Handed Goals
Shootout Goals
Faceoffs Won
Faceoff Win Percent
Giveaways
Total Penalties
Penalty Minutes
Injury report
Confirm lineups and injuries close to game time.
Buffalo Sabres
Alex Lyon G · Shoulder
Injured ReserveKonsta Helenius C · Upper Body
OutJustin Danforth RW · Upper Body
Injured ReserveMatt Grzelcyk D · Lower Body
Injured ReserveOttawa Senators
Nick Cousins C · Upper Body
OutAndre Burakovsky LW · Lower Body
Injured ReserveWarren Foegele LW · Knee
Injured ReserveWilliam Eklund LW · Ankle
Injured ReserveLinus Ullmark G · Lower Body
Day-To-DayBox score
Buffalo Sabres Forwards
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zach Benson | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 17:35 | 1:35 | 0:40 | 15:20 | 25 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Josh Doan | 1 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 18:25 | 2:01 | 0:00 | 16:24 | 23 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Dunne | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 7:17 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 7:17 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 57.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordan Greenway | 2 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 11:39 | 0:00 | 2:18 | 9:21 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Peyton Krebs | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 12:16 | 0:00 | 0:01 | 12:15 | 18 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 33.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Beck Malenstyn | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 9:33 | 0:00 | 1:33 | 8:00 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan McLeod | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 20:41 | 1:58 | 1:05 | 17:38 | 24 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 44.4 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Josh Norris | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 16:10 | 2:01 | 0:00 | 14:09 | 21 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 57.1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| Jack Quinn | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 15:13 | 1:59 | 0:00 | 13:14 | 22 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tage Thompson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:12 | 2:28 | 0:00 | 14:44 | 22 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 47.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Tuch | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 18:57 | 1:32 | 2:24 | 15:01 | 25 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 75.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Zucker | 1 | 2 | 1 | -2 | 16:48 | 2:25 | 0:00 | 14:23 | 21 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Buffalo Sabres Defenses
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bowen Byram | 3 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 22:58 | 0:34 | 0:00 | 22:24 | 24 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rasmus Dahlin | 1 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 22:37 | 3:26 | 0:00 | 19:11 | 24 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Zach Metsa | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 16:04 | 0:00 | 2:30 | 13:34 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Owen Power | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19:34 | 0:01 | 1:29 | 18:04 | 22 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mattias Samuelsson | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 20:49 | 0:00 | 2:29 | 18:20 | 20 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Logan Stanley | 0 | 3 | 0 | -1 | 13:30 | 0:00 | 1:31 | 11:59 | 17 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
Buffalo Sabres Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen | 2 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 20 | .909 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 58:42 | 0 | 0 |
Ottawa Senators Forwards
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Amadio | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 18:53 | 0:00 | 1:36 | 17:17 | 23 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Drake Batherson | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15:18 | 2:45 | 0:01 | 12:32 | 18 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Cousins | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10:25 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 10:25 | 14 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dylan Cozens | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 16:09 | 2:51 | 0:00 | 13:18 | 21 | 1 | 26 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 40.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Lars Eller | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8:18 | 0:00 | 0:33 | 7:45 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 46.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Warren Foegele | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9:42 | 1:13 | 0:00 | 8:29 | 16 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Claude Giroux | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 13:52 | 1:13 | 0:11 | 12:28 | 23 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 33.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ridly Greig | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 17:08 | 0:00 | 1:29 | 15:39 | 24 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 40.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shane Pinto | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 20:10 | 1:11 | 2:20 | 16:39 | 24 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 60.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tim Stutzle | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 19:57 | 2:49 | 1:50 | 15:18 | 22 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 66.7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Brady Tkachuk | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 15:55 | 2:46 | 0:00 | 13:09 | 22 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 55.6 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| Fabian Zetterlund | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14:12 | 1:10 | 0:00 | 13:02 | 18 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ottawa Senators Defenses
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cameron Crotty | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13:37 | 0:00 | 1:37 | 12:00 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyler Kleven | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1:48 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 1:48 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nikolas Matinpalo | 0 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 24:29 | 0:00 | 2:53 | 21:36 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordan Spence | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 30:48 | 2:38 | 1:04 | 27:06 | 36 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Lassi Thomson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 20:55 | 1:22 | 0:01 | 19:32 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Artem Zub | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 24:24 | 0:02 | 2:25 | 21:57 | 28 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Ottawa Senators Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linus Ullmark | 1 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 21 | .955 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 60:00 | 0 | 0 |
Recent form
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Frequently asked questions
Who won Buffalo Sabres vs Ottawa Senators?
Ottawa Senators won, 4-1, on Thursday, April 2, 2026.
What was the final score of Buffalo Sabres vs Ottawa Senators?
Buffalo Sabres 1, Ottawa Senators 4.
Who were the top performers?
Buffalo Sabres: Mattias Samuelsson (1 goals). Ottawa Senators: Ridly Greig (1 goals).
Where is Buffalo Sabres vs Ottawa Senators played?
Canadian Tire Centre, Ottawa, ON.
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